Eyeshield and face protector



July 12 1927.

1,635,328 E. E. KINTZ EYESHIELD AND FACE PROTECTOR 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1it INVENTOR.

W A TTORNEY' 1,6 2 July 12,1927. 5 E. KINTZ I 353 8 JBYESHIELD AND FACEPROTECTOR '2 Sheets-Shack 2 Filed "Jan. 20, 1926 mmvrbk.

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Patented July 12, 1927.

z EARL EDWARD xrnrz, or nnesrrws, onro.

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Application filed' January 20, 1926. Serial No. 82,545.

' :This invention relates to eye shieldand face protecting device foruse by chaufiieurs, engineers, tralnmemmotorcycle drivers, av1-. ators,or by other; persons who reqlnre eye and face protection when travelingor. work. ing in the open, and the invention hasforlts object toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of theclass,referred'to,

including an eye shielding, element 1 for 1 connection with the visor ofa cap andnormally in an inactive position, and capable when shifted toactive positionto shield the; eyes, and with the device furtherincludinga detachable face protecting element for connection with theeye shielding elementto protect thefacefrom inclement weather when suchprotecting element is in attached 'posi tion withv respect to the eyeshielding element. a w

Further objectswof the invention areto rovide, in a manner ashereinafter set orth, a device of the class referred to, which is simplein its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact,conveniently installed with respect to the visor of 'a :cap, thoroughlyeflicient in its use, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and view, the invention ,consistsjoft-he novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter morespecifically described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is tobe understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resortedto which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a vertical sectional Viewof a device, in accordance with this invention,

showing the adaptation thereof with respect I to the visor of a cap andwith the eye shielding element in active position.

Figure 2is an inverted plan view of the.

visor of a cap with the eye shielding element connected therewith and inactive position.

. elevation, illustrating the eye shielding ele.

other objects in ment and; face protecting element inactive position.

Referring to the drawings indetailnl in; I 'dlcates thebody-portion ofacapprovided, 0

at the front thereof with a yisor 2,Q andst he latter has secured toitslower face, in prox imit to the base of thecrown of the cap a lengthwse extending, narrow-metallic strip '3 secured in positionby a pair ofcombined coupling andsecuring vdevices arrangedin spaced relation. Eachof the securing devices consists of an .eye' bolt formed of a shank 4and a head 5 in the form. of an eye. The head 5 extends forwardly' at'aslight inclination and v:is. positioned against the lower face of thestrip 3. The shank-4 ex-' tends up through an opening 6 formed in' thestrip 3 and also through the visor '2 and carries on its upper end awasher 7 and a" securing nut8. The nut 8, gm connection with the washer7jand head 5, clamps the eye bolt to the Visor 2 and strip '3. 1 x

The eye shielding element, which is of a length to shield both eyes, issjet up in a manner whereby when inactive position, it

will. constantly tend to bear, against the I bridge of the nose wherebysuchelementfis maintained in position until it is manually shifted toinactive position." The-eye shield; ing element consists of asubstantially ellip -j tical frame formed of an inner section 9 and v anouter section 10 whch are'detachably 0011- neeted togetherat their endsin any'suitable v manner. Mounted in theframe is a. shield 11constructed of any suitable transparent,

non-breakable and non-inflammablematerial and which is common to theeyes of the wearer. The shield 11 is uninterrupted from end to. end. Theframe isset up of two sections to permit of a damaged shield 11 beingremoved anda new one substituted when required. The section 9 of theframe has connected thereto, centrally of its rear face, a pivot memberconsisting of a yoke shaped intermediate portion 12, secured to thesection 9 in any suitable manner. The free ends of the arms of theintermediate portion 12 is formed with right angularly disposedextensions. The extensions are indicated at 13, 14, are oppositelydisposed with respect to each other and which providepintles and each ofwhich extends into a head 5 of an eye bolt whereby the eye shieldingelement is pivotally, connected with the visor 2. Arranged rearwardly ofthe pivot member a pair of coiled controlling springs 15, 16, and

spring 15 is anchored to the pintle 13,-as-- at 18, and the outer end; vcrf tli e'spring16 is anchored to the pintle 14, as at 19. The

" springs 15 and 16 provide meansitendingr-td l constantly force the eyeshielding element away from the visor 2 and against the face of thewearer when such elementus released,

- for thepurposeofshieldingthe eyee'.

' PThe-face protecting Thesection of the frame is prbjvided centrallythereofj 'with v a substan tially' semi? oval shaped inset" portion 201to seat on' the bridge of the-nose when the eye protecting elenient isreleased for {shielding purposes: The-inset portion is provided with-abstoner r'neinber 21" of the snap type, and" which isadapted" to engage-ina fastener member 22 securedto the lower face oftl'ieyisor 2,}

22 eoact for releasably securingthe 'eyepro atits top, is provided witha seriesofspa'c'ed fastener members 25g 'which coact with ffastenermembers-26pm the section 10 of the frame of the eyeshielding element forthe 1 purpose of detachablyieonnectingthe pro-- etecting element 23-in'position and 'sothatjit';

V will depend *from the eye shielding element.

Thefibody "portion 24, "at its lowerendfis formed with-apair'ofoppositely disposedex-f tensions" "27 each provided with afastener member; 28." 'When the element 523 is not defor use itdisconnected fron'i theeye shielding element. The element 23 is of suchsizeth'at it willgextend to the; bottom part or the face below the" chinand then 7 around and fastened on'the back of the head by theengagementwith -eaeh other of the fastener members on theextensions, sothat when in USQ,,j-1ILVOOIIIIGCQQIJigfWlth the eye shleldlng eleinent,the entire face will be protected.

K lt/1S thoughtthemany advantages of a device, in accordance withthis:invention and for 'thepan-pose set forth, can be readily understood anda-lt-hough vthe preferred embodiment of the'finvention is asillustratedand describe d, yet is to be-f understood; thatcli anges'inthe details of construction can be had which will fall within the scopeof the:

' {A' combined eye shield and face proteetor comprising a substantiallyelliptical shaped,

spring controlled frame adapted to be pivot-T ally connected with thelower face of the :vi--

s01; said frame having its outer side cen-c trally thereof, formed witha; substantially. semi-oval 'shap'ed portion for bridging the nose ofthe wearer an uninterrupted, transparent shield element-securedwithinthe frame and of the same area: and contour as that of theopenlng formedby the latter and further of a size to shield both eyes of: the wearer,spaced 'holdfast' devices arranged on the outer-side of the framealndon'said semi o al-shaped'portiom aflexible face protect ingeleinent,spaced fastener members, carried by the upper endof sueh, protectingelement and'coacting with said devices for connecting upper end to theouter side of sald fralne.

hereto;

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